Educational care
Subtitle: a system for understanding and helping children with learning differences at home and in school
By: Mel Levine.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Educators Pub. Service
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
Subjects: Learning disabled children -- Education.; Learning disabilities.; Home and school.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-358) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 - Education as Care 1; title: Chapter 2 - Phenomena Related to Weak Attention Controls 18; title: * The Attention Controls 18; title: * Weak Mental Energy Control 22; title: * Weak Processing Control 30; title: * Weak Production Control 43; title: Chapter 3 - Phenomena Related to Reduced Remembering 66; title: * Memory Functions 66; title: * Problems with Short-Term Memory 67; title: * Insufficient Active Working Memory 75; title: * Incomplete Consolidation in Long-Term Memory 80; title: * Reduced Access to Long-Term Memory 84; title: Chapter 4 - Phenomena Related to Chronic Misunderstanding 94; title: * Weak Language Processing 96; title: * Incomplete Concept Formation 112; title: * Weak Spatial Processing 120; title: * Slow Data Processing 125; title: * Small Chunk-Size Capacity 128; title: * Excessive Top-Down or Bottom-Up Processing 132; title: Chapter 5 - Phenomena Related to Deficient Output 142; title: * Weak Language Production 142; title: * Disappointing Motor Performance 151; title: * Persistent Organizational Failure 158; title: * Problematic Problem Solving and Strategy Use 169; title: Chapter 6 - Phenomena Related to Delayed Skill Acquisition 182; title: * Slow Reading Development 182; title: * Inaccurate Spelling Patterns 201; title: * Impeded Written Output 208; title: * Underdeveloped Mathematical Ability 225; title: Chapter 7 - Phenomena Related to Poor Adaptation 238; title: * School-Related Sadness 239; title: * Bodily Preoccupations 244; title: * Noncompliant Behaviors 247; title: * Social Inability 252; title: * Motivational Loss 260; title: Chapter 8 - The Provision of Educational Care: Assessment and; title: Management 269; title: * Assessment: The Fair and Thorough Interpretation of a; title: Child 269; title: * Management: The Humane and Informed Treatment of a; title: Child 282; title: Chapter 9 - Implications and Applications 304; title: * The Misinterpreted Child 304; title: * An Attitudinal Shift and Its Implications 305; title: * Educational Caring 310; title: Appendixes 311; title: 1. The Problem-Solving Planner 311; title: 2. The Mathematics Interview 315; title: 3. The Writing Interview 320; title: 4. The Report Developer 324; title: 5. The Story Developer 328; title: 6. The On-Line Reading Review 332; title: 7. The Collaboration Worksheet 335; title: 8. Helpful Resources for Parents, Students, and Educators 342; title: Suggested Readings 347; title: Index 359.